Do You Qualify For Free School Meals?

Did you know… just registering your child for Free School Meals means that your school gets extra money?
 
Register now to make sure we don’t miss out...

The Government is giving money to schools to help children from lower income families do their very best. This funding is called a ‘Pupil Premium’.

For every child registered for Free School Meals at The Iver Village Junior School, the school receives £1320.
 
Please register before 30th September to make sure your child and others in their class don’t miss out.
 
How does it work?

1. First, check if you qualify – it is not just if you are unemployed, so please look at the list on the next page. 
2. Registering is really quick and easy – if you think you qualify, contact our School Business Manager, Mrs Poole who will help you to register.
3. If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime that’s great – they will get the free meal (saving you more that £350 a year), extra benefits and the school gets £1320 or £935 extra.
4. If you don’t want your child to have the school meals they can continue as normal – as long as you qualify and are registered, the school still gets £1320 extra.

  
No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming.
Please talk to us about registering your child today!

Do you qualify?
You can register your child for Free School Meals if you get any of these benefits:

• Universal Credit with an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400
• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

• Child Tax Credit except if you meet ANY of the following criteria –

1. i) entitled to working tax credit (regardless of income)
2. ii) have an annual income in excess of £16,190 (Please note that this figure is for April 2018 and that it changes in April each year).